Oracle SCM
Functional Interview Questions & Answers - Order Management Module - Part V
Define Pick Release?
A Pick Release
is to release eligible delivery lines for picking material to full a customer
order. When pick release the order, system find eligible delivery lines to be
released for picking based on release rules and create a pick slip report which
then handed over to operator for picking
Define Picking rules?
Specify which
material to be picked based on picking rules defined in oracle inventory.
This is used to help system determines Pick from Sub inventory/Locator.
Define Release sequence Rules?
This specify the
order in which eligible delivery lines are released on shop floor. This is
based on the following:
Order number
Outstanding
invoice value
Scheduled date
Departure date
Shipment
priority
Methods of Pick Release?
Online
Mode:
It pick Release
immediately without waiting for the order to process through the Concurrent manager.
This option can be seen when releasing sales order from release sales order
form.
Concurrent:
This enable
to run pick release in background along with other request.
Standard
Report Submission:
Calles as SRS. This
program can be scheduled and it runs in the background several time in a
day.
Shipping
Transaction Window:
In
shipping transaction form using Action Button to pick release.
What are Trips?
A trip is an instance of a specific freight carrier departing from a
particular location containing deliveries.
A trip is carrier specific and contains at least two stops such as a
stop to pick up goods and another stop to drop off goods, and may include
intermediate stops. Trips can be created automatically or manually.
Automatic:
If shipping process does not require advanced planning, then prefer to
automatically create trips:
Auto-creating a trip for a delivery: You can find the delivery you want to
ship, and auto-create a trip and related trip stops.
Auto-creating a trip for containers and lines: You can
find the lines and containers you want to ship and auto-create a trip which
creates a trip, related deliveries, and trip stops.
Manual
During transportation planning, you can manually create a trip and later
assign delivery lines or find the delivery lines and create a trip. For
example, for a regular trip scheduled to depart every Friday, you can manually
set up a trip ahead of time and then assign delivery lines. When you manually
create a trip, you can manually assign stops, deliveries, and delivery lines to
that trip.
What is a Delivery?
A delivery
consist of delivery lines that are scheduled to be shipped to customer ship to
location. It can be manually or automatically created for a line and group of lines.
A delivery can have delivery lines from multiple sales order. It can be controlled
by Auto create Delivery in Shipping Parameters Pick Release tab and
Delivery Grouping criteria in delivery tab.
What is Item
Cross Reference?
Item cross reference is used to link our item with supplier or
customer item.
What is a
Modifier and what are different types of Modifiers?
A modifier is used to adjust the price on sales order lines. It includes
adjustments, benefits, Freight and special charges.
Examples: Discount List, Freight and Special Charges, Promotion
surcharge.
What are Defaulting
Rules?
Defaulting rules helps us to automatically default some information from
various sources there by reducing the effort in entering some of the
information in order management. For example when a Customer is entered on
sales order Ship to, Bill To, Price list etc automatically defaults form
customer level setting.
Navigation:
India Local Order Management > Oracle Order Management > Setup >
Rules > Defaulting
Customer sites
are controlled at what level?
Customer sites are controlled at operating unit level where as customer
are at Business Group Level
What is ATP and
why we use it?
ATP Stands for Available to Promise. It’s a business function which can
be used to find out the available quantity when customer give a request.
ATP = On Hand + Supply - Demand
On hand: Nettable on Hand quantity
Supply: Planned Order, Scheduled Receipts, Discrete Jobs
Demand: Sales Orders, Discrete Jobs
What is an RMA?
RMA stands for Return Material Authorization. It is used to receive the material
back from customer if there is any defect. Approvals for RMA can also be
configured.
What is Over
Picking?
Over picking is used to pick more than what is ordered and over pick
tolerances can be defined at item level in order management tab or in profile
option OM: Over Shipment Tolerance
How to Ship the
sales orders in fastest way?
Check the Autodetail option in Pick Release. Set the profile INV:
Detail Serial Numbers to ‘Yes’. Inventory will then suggest serial numbers
during the Detailing process. Do not check the Pick Confirmation Required
flag in the Organization Parameters form. There by avoiding picking confirmation
step
Is it possible to
update the Sales Order once it is Booked?
It depends on processing constraints set up in Order Management. Some of
them are seeded and cannot be modified but some can be configured on our
requirements.
Reference: Collected
from various web sources
Please do refer:
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